Klarinet Archive - Posting 000835.txt from 1998/07

From: "Brent Eresman" <Beresman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Hand Position and Thumbs
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:26:48 -0400

Jacqueline Eastwood wrote:

> Has anyone else had experience with this, or even
> with moving the thumb rest permanently? I don't want to drill extra holes
> in my horn if it's not going to help! TIA for any assistance!

I have taken the thumbrests on my R13 and 10G and inverted them so
that my thumb is higher in relation to the rest of my hand than it
was before. You just take out the two screws holding the thumbrest
on and put it back on upside-down.

The curve of the thumbrest is different then, but if you use a
cushion this shouldn't matter much (i use a piece of rubber tubing).

Also, there are some older clarinets on which this won't work because
of the way the thumbrest is made (i.e. one screw above and one below,
rather than side-by-side). But i think for many modern instruments
this should work, giving you maybe a half-inch of difference.

Brent Eresman
beresman@-----.com

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